The House went into recess after the first vote and it’s not clear how soon lawmakers would vote again. 15 ballots to win the speaker’s gavel in January — though he started with what appeared to be a much stronger base of support than Jordan has.than any other Republican in Congress, running a series of hearings decrying the supposed “weaponization of government” against the former president, who faces multiple criminal indictments.
Rep. Kelly Armstrong explained the incentive for moderates to vote for Jordan even if they don’t like him. “He’s the best person to keep us out of a government shutdown and the best person to keep conservative media off our backs as we face a shutdown,” Armstrong“I’m always open to negotiations and conversations, but the minute — the second — that anybody tries to intimidate or pressure me, that’s when my door closes,” Diaz-Balart told reporters before the vote.